David eaton



' No. 92,025. v Patented June 29, 1369.

D. EATON.

Wagon Brake.

IZT/VESS'S ideaal. tant @tutti @imita Letters vPatent No. 92,025, datedJune 29, 1869.

IMPRYOVED- WAGON-BRAKE The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patentand making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID EATON, of Rochester, in the county of Windsor,and State of Vermont, have invented. certain new and useful Improvementsin Self- Acting Wagon-Brakes; and the ibllowing is a full, clear, andexact description ot the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagon, withmy brake applied.

Figure 2 is a bottom or plan view of same.

l Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

My invention consists in a novel construction ot' a wagon-brake and theauxiliary mechanism, wherebyl the operation ot' said brake is made moreeiective, nd is placed more fully under the control of the river.

But the invention will be fully understood from the followingdescription:

A A A A are the wheels.

B, the fore axle.

B', the rear axle.

C C are the holsters. y

To the rear one, C', is secured thebox or body represented in thedrawing by the frame D, the front end of which is free to move back andforth upon the fore bolster, or rather upon the friction-roller c,confined upon said bolster by the staples c` c', in such manner that it(the roller) can t1"L vel laterally across the face of the bolster, ashereinafter explained.

E is a reach, composed ot' two pieces, the upper one of which isattached to the rear bolster, while the lower part is attached to thefore bolster, and both of them secured together by bolts c e, moving inslots e c.

To the lower portion of this reach is attached the brake-beam F,provided at each end with shoes or rubbers-ff. Or, it' desired, thebrake may be'placed upon the upper side of the lreach E, resting uponthe upper halt' of said reach, instead ot' being suspended iroin thelower portion, as is now shown in the drawings. But in this arrangementthe braces F F must Still be connected with the lower-part ofthe reach,in

order to actuate the brake, and the .brake must be secured to the upperpart of the reach in such manner as to slide upon the reach. v

H is a stop connected with and operated by the lever h, pivoted uponstake h', within convenient reach of the driver while sitting :in thefront part of the wagon, as shown in tig. 1.

Ihe operation of my brake is as follows:

Under ordinary circumstances, I leave the lever h in a verticalposition, andthe stop H withdrawn from between the end of the upper partof the reach and the bolster-.0, as shown in tig. 1. rIhen, if I wish toback the wagon, I thrust the top of the lever out, thus interposing thestop H between the upper portion of the reach and the bolster C, whicheli'ectually prevents the lower part ot' the reach from being forcedback, and, ofcourse, keeps the brakes oi the wheels;

but it' I wish the brake tn 'be applied by thc action of the horsescrowding the tongue in a backward direction, I leave the lever in thevvertical position and the ,stop H withdrawn, as shown in black, tlg. 1,when .it

will be apparent thatany pressure applied to the tongue will beinstantly exerted iu holding the brakeshoes or rubbers ff rmly againstthe wheels upon the rear axle B", the box or platform represented by Dmoving freely upon the friction-roller c, and allowing` the necessarymotion of the axle B and bolster C, relative to the other parts of thewagon.

It will be observed,that by my arrangement of bolts c e and slots c c',I provide for the support and requisite longitudinal movement of thatport-ion ofthe reach which sustains and actuates the'brake, withoutpassing said reach through, and thus weakening the axle B. A

Having thus described my improvement, v What I claim as new, and wish tosecure by Letters Patent, is t 1. The' arrangement ofthe bolster G,-stop H, lever h, and upper part oiI reach E, operating as set forth. 2.The combination of the reach E, brake F, `bolster G, stop H, and leverh, all arranged and operating substantially as shown and described.

. DAVID EATON.

Witnesses:

JAMES EATON, GEORGE M. Hannon.

